Canadian Victoria Cross Unveiled...

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by chris vickery

Please explain the difference between the VC and the CVC???

As far as I'm concerned, the only "real" Victoria Cross is the one issued by HM to entitled recipients. Was this same VC not made of bronze smelted down from captured cannon of Crimean War vintage?

Does the Royal Canadian Mint plan on borrowing or buying some of the captured stock bronze? Does this "plan" indcate that some CF personell are on their way to earning a VC?

The only difference is that ours is now stamped "PRO VALORE" rather than "FOR VALOUR". The issuing criteria is identical to the British VC, and I believe the Monarch must consent to its being awarded. At least that means Joe Average won't be getting it for rescuing cats out of trees or somesuch (yet).

I don't know whether it's made out of the same bronze remaining from the guns captured in Crimea - I had heard some time ago (when Mike Chapters' site was up) that they were starting to run short of it.